Debunking Mysteries and the Wonder of Creatures Past
A discussion on humanity's curiosity about odd beings, citing Ogopogo Cadborosaurus and the Loch Ness monster as examples. It notes how many sightings were later explained as mundane objects or misinterpretations, including the Ness photo deemed a killer whale fluke.
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British Columbia
Ocean
Vancouver Island
Quebec
Bel
British
Colia
Pace
Pcotland
Brasil
Missouri
Loch Lomond
Bonny Banks
Loch Ness
Alley Oop
Air Base For Bermuda Provisions for imperial air link
Bermuda moves to establish an air base with legislation aiding Imperial Airways. Two islands to serve as quarantine landing bases with government funding up to £3,620 annually for service upkeep and £1,900 for port construction. Free import of plant equipment until 1940. wireless and light rays noted.
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Bermuda
Imperial Airways
Tslands
Darrel's
Burt's
Warwick Pariah
Queen Victoria
Global Rayon Output Hits New High in 1933
World rayon yarn production reached 659,500,000 pounds in 1933, the largest on record, with the United States leading at 207,680,000 pounds. Japan rose to second with 99,500,000 pounds, Britain 84,000,000, and Italy 81,800,000, while 1932 totals were notably lower. In Canada grasshopper notes, pest activity fluctuates with moulting, and no major changes exist in ocean and continent outlines since ancient times.
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Textile Organon
Tubize Chatillon Corporation
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Italy
X ray knitting motion pictures show bones via new camera
Kewly Beare describes Freccas of knitting and X ray motion pictures showing bones in process. Doctor Arthur C Pillsbury, University of California naturalist photographer, explains a camera that captures movement over days in intermittent single frames then compiles them into a rapid sequence. Doctor William D Coolidge designed a special X ray tube to prevent rose damage during filming.
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Pew
Arthur C. Pillsbury
University of California
Pillsbury
William D. Coolidge
Coolidge
Letter From A Man Of 90
A ninety year old man writes to thank readers for his ability to write despite rheumatism. He notes a six week bed spell three years ago, credits Kruschen Salts with preventing further attacks, and says daily use keeps him in good shape. He explains how the salts dissolve uric acid crystals causing rheumatic pain, and urges continued daily dosing to prevent future buildup.
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J. R. G. Kruschen
Postal Rocket Tested For Fast Britain France Ireland
The world’s first postal rocket, devised by Gerhard Zucker, was tested near London by the postal authorities and deemed successful. Aimed at one minute to France and three minutes to Ireland, the 1200-letter rocket would run from Dover to Calais or across the Irish Sea. Speed about 20 miles per minute with special stamps.
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Britain
France
Ireland
London
Gerhard Zucker
Great Britain
Calais
Dover
Irish Sea
Prices same for apples in London Soudon and B C
A whimsical note from County Life in British Columbia saying apples cost the same whether bought in London or the Soudon desert or in distant BC. It argues the lack of an immediate remedy and mocks the idea of apples being scarce in one region yet abundant in another.
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London
Soudon
British Columbia
Mars
B.C
Meaford watchmaker drills through pin end to end
Henry Huss of Meaford Ontario, a watchmaker for 25 years, drilled a hole through a common pin from end to end without breaking it after two years of trial. The finely drilled hole just allows a hair to pass. The display in his window drew much interest and this may be only the second such feat in Canada following a Toronto watchmaker’s earlier success.
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Henry Huss
Meaford
Ontario
Huss
Canada
Toronto
Means Streamlined Train Promises New Rail Era
The New York World Telegram reports M. E. Tracy argues a streamlined train carrying eighty five passengers plus baggage and express, covering 1000 miles in thirteen hours with 17 dollars in fuel, offers railroads a new lease on life and travelers more value. He warns progress requires drastic changes in rolling stock, fuels, locomotives, materials, operations, and staffing.
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Streamline
M. E. Tracy
New York World-Telegram
Cenotaph Service Unites Nations at Portland Rose Festival
A Canadian Legion ceremony in Portland features flags from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada on a single pole, symbolizing peace among English speaking nations. Brig Gen Alex Ross calls it a landmark in international friendship. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police troop, kilts, bagpipes, and legionnaires add pageantry as the Rose festival progresses.
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Canadian Legion
Portland
Oregon
United States
Great Britain
Canada
British Columbia
Alex. Ross
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Drum Corpa
Legionnaires
Alchemy of Wheat Rules a Prairie Pioneer’s World Trade
A detailed portrait of Andrew Cairns, an Alberta farmer’s son and University of Alberta graduate, who rose to chair an international wheat commission. From Rome to London he shaped global wheat distribution under the London agreement, earning praise from U S and European colleagues. He earned a Minnesota doctorate and began his path in the Alberta wheat pool under Dr Birchard.
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Yeoamg
Alberta Man
Andrew Cairns
Alberta
University of Alberta
Wheat Pool
Andy
United States
Canadian Prairies
London
Rome
University of Minnesota
F. J. Birchard
Board of Grain Commissioners
Alberta Wheat Pool
Australian Poet Honored In Westminster Abbey Corner
Australian national poet Adam Lindsay Gordon is honored with a bust in Westminster Abbey Poet’s Corner, the first British Dominions poet commemorated since Tennyson. Mayor Douglas Sladden’s memorial volume recounts Gordon’s life, one love affair, and his suicide in 1870 after debt and land dispute woes. He’s remembered as a mounted policeman, horse trainer, parliament member, and famed Australian steeplechase rider.
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Adam Lindsay Gordon
Australia
Westminster Abbey
Tennyson
Douglas Sladden
Gordon
Gardons
Halfhead
Aberdeenshire
Largest collection of match-box tops owned by Major A Becket
Major Pat A Becket of Ye Old Ploughe Inn Speen Buckinghamshire displays the world’s largest match-box top collection with 22000 tops covering three rooms. He travelled widely seeking designs and possesses early boxes. Ex King Alphonso once visited and viewed his display, noting his own collection of 3000 tops.
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Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Pat
A'Beckett
Alphonso
A.beckett
Public Dinner in London Hopes for Memorable Souvenirs
A London public dinner saw the chairman express a wish that attendees depart with interesting souvenirs from their evening, emphasizing a lasting impression of the event and its speakers.
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London
Scientists at Chicago Seek Reason Why Midgets Do Not Grow
At the Chicago World’s Fair this summer scientists may study the “perplexing problem” of why midgets do not grow up. Nate T. Eagle invites researchers to use the midget city colony as a clinic, expanding the 4x larger site with the largest gathering of little people of all ages and sexes. The size is thought to stem from glandular disorders, though no clear scientific answer has emerged.
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Chicago
Nate T. Eagle
Oxford University Ellesmere Island Expedition Planned
Edward Shackleton son of Sir Ernest Shackleton organizes a July departure from England aboard a chartered Norwegian sealer. Supported by Canada and the Royal Geographical Society, the mission aims to explore unknown interiors of Ellesmere Island about 600 miles off Canada's Arctic coast, led by Dr. Noel Humphreys.
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Oxford University
England
Edward Shackleton
Ernest Shackleton
Ellesmere Island
Royal Geographical Society
Canada
Arctic
Noel Humphreys
Bible records births of Tristan da Cunha settlers found in 1831 Bible
The British Museum trustees purchased an American Bible from 1831 that records the marriage of William Glass, founder of the Tristan settlement, and the births of 16 children. These entries trace descent to about 700 islanders today on Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic island 2000 miles south of the Cape of Good Hope. The latest owner was Annie Glass, granddaughter of William Glass.
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Tristan da Cunha
South Atlantic
Cape of Good Hope
British Museum
William Glass
Tristan Settlement
Glass
Annie Glass
William Glaas
Wind gust of 81 mph tops London records in 1929
A Croydon wind gust of 81 miles per hour in 1929 stands as the highest velocity recorded in or near London, marking a historic weather peak.
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Croydon
London
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